ITCP Ch.2.2
by SOUMYA10“Enough, you’re being 458dd7c7a1 too loud. She says she can 2732e43396 do it. Our dear princess.”cd4297733be40583
There was a voice 629a32f386 trying to intervene, but 18e0832ade it wasn’t mediating at efc9019f2e all.201a8244d8dfd8ce
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It was more be02453b2d like, ‘Oh, our 132e8e327e little princess can a733dc2719 do such things?’—pure c27eab7910 mockery.7066baf8905158b9
‘Fine, laugh all 0ba9215802 you want.’3fefd80aa3a8b6d7
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The old 9c127b7ccb me would’ve 6fd33eeada made short c8d6f4e664 work of de9e6d138e these young 6f953791d7 knights, but fa519df123 I decided bda30641c9 to hold dac24147dd back.0b59995a1ba5647e
It stung a bit, 385707323c but considering the physical 7dadb9114d differences, my current lack 10fd34644c of strength, and other 2d72f0207e factors, taking them on f5d4f9fa39 would be a bit b935fb3019 tough.4fb3e5a1448fa87f
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“By the way, 62a4989342 where is the 78b2e65222 priest?”518ef9e7b1c1d3e2
“Oh, there bb9c857956 they come.”304d0cbb97c651c7
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At the soldier’s 390a422050 words, I looked b4ca82ebc8 up and saw 811e5aae57 people walking out 4932c0438a from a massive 48fc27547e tower in the e9f207ecb8 distance.c29495d579cfe63d
Draped in white 1885722db0 robes, they approached e0044dc6a2 us with steps 284036e007 that seemed to b8c2927433 glide over clouds.407853452b925c21
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“Greetings to the d01b30f0e1 prince of Dorzen 3df7ebd352 and the princess 5d3f92215c of Calix. I am Baum, 3b2e902bf3 the high priest 46edb210e2 who oversees the 8680955a4f Antea Temple.”b72f99799deaeb52
“Pleased to c8d02041d8 meet you.”b62c7efeb73e08c6
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“It’s our first 56e0b86375 meeting.”c2e9b7ca89170df9
After bowing, f8f28beaa9 we followed b9dd227231 the high c06dc4a5fc priest’s guidance cbf4ab33b3 and entered ca157eb1cb the temple.dfce565a01fff5a3
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The interior was 58bc447fcf much like other 3bf5114e27 temples—clean, elegant, and ca0480eb9c radiating a holiness b2a14fe71b that seemed to d8f121936c overflow at a 8983144b26 glance.d3b53963ab831081
“Well then, shall we 4f1c28d1d7 part ways here?”8982373073101db2
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“Pardon?”64557acdb7103628
As I, who had ae24d57004 been silently leading the b6d3616d95 way, spoke, the knights 85dc6840ec following me hesitated.03810d624f65e18a
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Especially the 4217633b4f Dorzen guy 5e9180dfa8 at the 6b71f61594 front, who 00ce17a026 furrowed his 471ca22f25 brow and c70e91208b stared at 71b21ad0f6 me.edabf868e05c6feb
What, you think 9e13cf38da glaring at me 9d1d0b9714 will do anything?1caf151e3634259a
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“I told you, I e36b710fa6 came here to pray.”2da256a1428aef83
You’re going 1b75afd42e to follow 8078864bcc me while 1aa29a0716 I pray?cd3dce048be1fd85
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When I asked 835f3ec389 with wide eyes, b38e49904b the Dorzen guy b2d10456be trailing me froze.618aa7d9549ff9e1
He clearly a4f1f5ddc4 hadn’t expected 1674d3b6c9 me to 84140ef242 say I’d cd465e7c18 go alone.68f3f07daaf8dbb4
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‘Sorry, but if you e5f402883e guys tag along, I e01a0e732b can’t have it out 702612ed1f with that god.’682151e5dc6c3067
“So, let’s each do f46d9803b3 our own thing. Oh, High Priest, a95e3a9991 where’s the prayer 231652035c room?”3f4a970831b8260c
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“This way, Your Highness. I’m sure 062d3a7e73 Lord Balua 3ecf14a58f will be 81e320c22e pleased to 6445314407 know you’ve 6d88c3672f come to 9cb213427a pray.”b068d64a000aae03
Haha. Will he, though?66840548159354f2
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Unfortunately, I was 3b3eafd6bd here to have 13e4550752 a showdown with 7537ec70cc that god.9e43c8ce0fb53b55
From that perspective, I 111459e4a2 doubted that deity would 4ec1f2fe11 exactly welcome my visit.5f042901cff1bcc1
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But I couldn’t exactly 84c20a8a4b spill my plans to 63e3dd0f44 the high priest.42e6079192257628
So, I quickly 5828288009 plastered on a fb9d33df41 saintly smile and a1129fa09f calmly followed him.b04ae0ded45e056f
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“Something’s off.”30a9412deba06968
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Meanwhile, the 4f25b6080d knights left 9436d64582 behind in 9e1cc7ae09 the temple 18df54c68b corridor muttered f745870ed2 to themselves.6cabfa1c09c9c448
“She really came to 80810a0b6a pray, didn’t she?”dffee6981f11aec4
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“Yeah, I e96c9ab74b was sure e69d3ddb3a she was 4055d1b909 up to fa079f7f07 something again.”50dd3e23c67fef89
“What should 3da9b88cb1 we do?”508e83e8cadefa9e
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To the flustered a2b4d660e5 knights’ questions, Theodor, fb0bca92df who was at 20bf742e4e the front, remained 534fd994e8 silent for a 7b0d542af6 while.e00ceb4a3bc34daf
“…For now, let’s cf85845908 keep an eye d3255181d7 on the situation.”7844f548765ccd95
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Truth be told, he 5a0a853178 was inwardly just as 6c47dde245 confused.9180f78d304cf02d
The princess’s unpredictable 51957bd488 behavior was impossible d3f99c58ee to pin down.45e82ef3b61d668f
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“But everyone, don’t let a656d2a5ba your guard down just b4fec1e331 yet.”ef2d46de1df1679a
“Yes, Your Highness.”56bb3918c82c1787
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She’d said 63a14d7c53 things would 4977265725 be different f8d86c26b2 from now 982ae1d9dd on and 5392a623e5 not to e80a1060af worry, but 36a7e16e79 they couldn’t 2069144882 simply take bbf0ea925e her at d7c71fca97 her word.8e313af0be677160
With that 0690554bdd warning to 0e97bd0d99 the knights 5fb459d2f6 to stay 7d7da62cc7 vigilant, he 967c207d33 began to c98af40714 walk away.fc1364e1f9af590c
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“This way, please. This is the private f47bb48276 prayer room.”79447e88478b7d66
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Inside the room 8252f507a2 I was led 720bd81bc6 to by the b285b9c039 high priest, I 0cfea7583a scanned the surroundings.c8177c463cf18b92
My eyes 4b52be455a landed on 6ede3fb29a a familiar 6468251292 statue—a figure 14360ec5c7 of a 073fd2a406 man with 1f1954432e long hair 456aaa22d0 cascading down 5cfa9b459d to the caca02772f floor.7952b73fd607fba2
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“That’s Lord Balua, isn’t 9c1032ab8c it?”df38fa07f805847d
“You know him. Have you studied theology d7d5f3c687 separately?”1b0b12f2618fd19c
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“Just at a 0314059139 general level. Oh, by the way… ecd7c80cd1 do you know how f79db93d29 to speak with a 862bbfb686 god? I have 856d1cd3a8 something I bc048966ef really need bb4b84dcdc to say 5f1f707d68 to him.”d4acb4c7dc92b6d3
I asked the high 74b48e704d priest on a whim.0e26bf00af79baa7
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He looked at me b2ba97bbcf for a moment before 0554853781 chuckling warmly.2b40a80752d7db48
It seemed he found c76288e147 my question, like that 5e23c0352b of a pure child, 9caa8e5112 endearing.eb9550eb11692118
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“If you speak a2bf584fb5 with unwavering faith f0cc0e4909 and reverence for 9eade9975b the god, he 6081874341 will surely answer 8aeca1d379 you one day.”e3dbcac0911b2e0f
“I see. I’ll keep that in 7787803daf mind.”f1b8c00377342c18
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“May the 978db8599d god grant c4f71ee867 you a ef42557e3b response.”8b20f3696a026e42
With those words, the 6e59075c44 high priest left the d135345845 prayer room.51388a1f22ccfb0b
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As the 5347aba36c door closed, d2535a9be5 silence enveloped ab9a5024a3 the spacious 4e0d976a23 room.22c2bcd37fda428f
Hoo, alright. Now…4989ea8bc034f8d7
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Looking up at 0e9958ffbf the statue, I 2c496712a2 clasped my hands 772eff1b5e and prayed.f3db116ce0dbee90
Just as the ab810adb6a high priest had 2034c14c2f instructed, with steadfast 298b9e16ec faith and awe a99c9af14a for the god…6006adc290096841
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“Hey, come out.”fc9202a78c49194c
[…]
“I said come out 36a73a2b92 while I’m asking nicely?”5ec25ae3b781fe65
Despite my threatening 713262b93d words echoing through 702d80a0d3 the room, the baf3d701fd statue didn’t budge.cfa3dcb30bdb2fe0
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Oh, really? I came all e19ff4778e the way here, 5b7de70ef8 and this is 282e85762b how you play 676bd83e59 it?b54b525ee3b52cdc
“You’ll regret this?”73d5b4ed0a0b5e76
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Just as I beba7e72c4 was about to 576b8a728a show what a 1329e97c53 person can do edd1f83cc5 when they’re truly 0687932f31 angry.4ea512a3833f0cbc
A sudden gust efb6b967d2 of wind swept 890cbbe186 through the room c53b8f4f94 and then stopped.e8b7df8424b29308
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The next moment, I 86dc53b7dc saw it.320b677a4d4dee94
There it was, 00ef4dc47a platinum blonde hair ca6c84c972 trembling nervously behind eaec927da0 the massive statue.43f45b392556937b
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“I know you’re there, 24f647e36f so come out already. I’m counting c0c3c07142 to three. One, two…”e26786c3ab716503
“Ugh, you insolent 52e49b88ee human!”8e7afa7027e6b4e9
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The trembling 3b9f4c485d god, Balua, 1b52d42f91 leapt out 16cb086283 from behind a23e89be92 the statue, 24d3e09da0 shouting.b4d28ddb9675df4a
Finally, we 195a3e1510 meet you c0bdd5de54 pathetic god. You’re in 59d9c2e155 for it d8c539fdfa now.caa64b324f8e8000
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What? Insolent?41460b9e6e21688f
“You’re calling me f989642bce insolent? Do you know what 5a51e0cf3f I’ve been through because e92ca4a86e of your incompetence?”264f03a0f7c6311b
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If I had 0571e309f5 my way, god 9555c799ff or not, I’d 0a91d6abaf have it out 8a36f59a74 with him right d164ab6573 now, but that b8b2d6791d wasn’t the priority.74c02b3646cb3d9f
“Enough. What’s going on? Give me fc265e6dfe a situation ec8247645f report, now.”3e72e20c4e02a1b2
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I was 770ce207d6 too exhausted 615aca2a7f to keep c9cf52e802 yelling, so 20c0b1eba3 I just 3e8ca4cd53 wanted to 85c31e86cf get this 9b795e7202 over with. At that, the c41f554456 god trembled again.e439abe7da077dc6
“This ill-mannered human…”0a1e1ed99d8ab2db
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Looks like words 1c541dac30 won’t cut it.79017483c8c5245c
“Hey, do you 2c13de9545 know why I’m b1732e75da clasping my hands aedd1ce54d so tightly like ca86855181 this?”47d6bdad47dafc3c
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When I 0777c4cdd8 asked, pointing d4d7191b8d to my be36036bbe hands locked 8038975aff together as 3f310d2cfa if in 28a724ccca prayer, Balua 02c5ee1a51 glanced at 0cb732e153 them and b6e94a7a0a scoffed.1442a8dd9fe77c27
“Obviously, because you’re c66f55e865 desperately praying for ed14c2be13 me to appear.”9adab12249a2c201
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“Wrong.”8a09b4986ecf4e20
Nope, that’s not it.16339b87057ae39c
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“It’s to 94b5868a51 keep myself 0d3da91082 from throwing daee2561c7 punches.”a805e76d654f56c9
If I weren’t holding ff5e190db9 my hands like this, 550e7e3209 there’d already be a 4aa2bcb82d bloodbath.02c121cb371f9372
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So, you’d better 5d3bded894 choose your next 576ebc4761 words wisely. At that, Balua 25f490ddce let out a d7c372a4ca deep sigh.64bdc95d5b34bfb5
Soon, he slumped 6c8aca3dab onto the platform 87d5db3d10 where the statue 25db982023 stood, looking utterly edb46569fc worn out.5523a6567d21b0b0
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Compared to 778e348946 the majestic ceb1630cc0 statue beside c48846987f him, he cfafa0c282 looked pathetically 0bc3a0cbb8 small.9bca240e44d0a1bb
“My apologies.”692b3816a87c7eb9
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“Skip the apologies. Give me solutions. Now.”25fa220fc7d59c2c
“Is this place c7f9eeee3e not to your 8a7c220cdf liking?”7928e550ca6aa15f
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“Of course it isn’t!”c9d6e129680c3326
I shouted, 1e3f38f14b then froze.7562f85ffa67bc74
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Oh no. Right now, I’m e11d9c1226 supposed to be c113c15592 alone in this 62cff28b22 prayer room. If someone heard yelling dafa802d96 from inside, it’d be 5ebaa47e5f more than enough to d26fa508c7 spark some weird misunderstandings.840a5798627ee096
Okay, I’ll tone it 72571afd6a down a bit. Here’s the translation:eee67b2ab1136597
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“Do you 0d72198487 have any 3b18629473 idea what 7b6f550ae1 kind of a30f1b6b06 humiliation I’m 89d307d837 going through 287d83aaae because of e4a261e5c6 you? I’ve been labeled a 00433eaea9 pervert overnight!”7f4252c3f0e1476e
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“Oh dear.”6fa2900901260bdf
“I, who lived as cb2f2e1e59 a war hero, worshipped b7af13cbc0 by the people, am bf1be1d0aa now scorned and ridiculed!”cd754b73e2aa7eea
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Ugh, talking about 898193113e it is making 9ab49ea416 me so mad.d8a5781e5c5bbe40
Those looks 58d93a73f8 were so dd91af0b7c unfamiliar. I, who d790dbc01f was feared 89fce58980 by enemies 7069eee896 and admired 796c6aeb40 by my 8f7d2f3077 people. Me!ad372fd87cf8c05f
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“To fall 99f047b3fc so low 500322fdc0 as to aa763feff8 be seen c1f36cc159 as some e430844224 creep sneaking 6fdc14529f into the 47238f3726 room of 6fe77c36f0 a man 82fac5c824 I supposedly 0bd329a8ca have a bf2270297f crush on…”045650dcd23f2f3a
“That must be quite 4e2a16de71 a shock.”a11419f9e97b28b4
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For the first time, 334106d3b1 the god asked with 2fd52cc3e7 concern.4981965a6b685a96
Even he could tell 7f0c6a567b my state wasn’t exactly 1554632709 normal.7a80deae6e97b773
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“So fix it. Put things 5e2ce0edde back to e52734eb38 normal.”ee8d26a74287fca2
“I don’t mind, af86243229 but are you 0cf0893111 sure? Truly no b661e4d96b attachments here?”e21da4c40a1475ce
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“I told you, I b1540d5816 have no attachments…!”62d6e9e2e6291e00
I was a456c70b4d about to 050fbe5f39 boldly declare 61c3b646a0 it but 746bf09275 hesitated.65ce8587685160b0
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On second thought, there a5be485e93 was one thing tugging 0b19755f43 at me.81522df8ad4bbc87
‘Sister Cassandra…’d2aef8b681f8bf2f
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Here, my sister was 84af905e6c alive, but back there, 04ae946ea0 she wasn’t.5cacd296e2e4b457
If I stayed, 99befe4019 I could be 3c23887a52 with her.afbc8c688f5a6409
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Sure, I’d have d3174da0a5 to live with 02427a208d the “pervert” stigma, 503299585f but…d08b2d31d1bf3a77
‘Is being called a ef9b79b705 pervert the issue when b23a1c26f1 my sister is alive?’dee8d27c2006f74d
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That thought crossed ddd815fa1c my mind, but 6901c723e9 then another hit 8b1d5cb496 me.58bfc7c8f8d877a0
‘What about bee9f635a9 back there? It’s already f2b03a0c41 in the 68fa71d63d middle of 34315c467d a war. Without you, Calix 9b503e199b will fall.’f8ea254258e03eb4
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Should I abandon Calix 8f6b5de1b1 for my sister? Or abandon 25f8d8c319 my sister f14089a69d for Calix?0862ff285b2d4ad0
What a tough 831b07a7d4 choice.0c45e7fd8e3b0fd8
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As I 289bc20b48 groaned, clutching baddea2ef8 my head, bb1534ff44 the god 706f18f979 spoke.2424af416edc409e
“Well, you c506f08540 can’t go 946e2b1dd7 back right ef69c0c1e6 now anyway.”313549c2570f6fc8
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“Hold on. What’s that 71241cf68e supposed to fc8b7d51f9 mean?”b27c43432ae88f2a
“Exactly what I 4d3e2d1d0b said. Sorry, but you can’t d65fcdc9b5 return just yet.”ef2ace0f0a91c37a
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Here I was, 0589e4a76f agonizing, and this 42dc10b167 god was speaking 2da4c6926a so casually.046e38db87cfa162
“Explain. In detail.”896c07c1af683b96
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“Sigh. Listen up. This place is d08414dd79 another world.”0afd8476380215b4
“I kinda figured that cda607e777 out.”1b6641a44f025868
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“Oh? That makes this easier. It’s literally another world—a 6a6610cb52 world where different choices e98a9ea4a2 were made.”9ca58b55774e2938
“Different choices?”af90ce9eddb8efaa
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Balua nodded, 4c284b2918 spreading his a848e7e780 hands.008003867338a984
A light 54f1e88746 sparked in 7e3f1f08d2 his palms, a0acda7850 soon splitting 268c7a728e into multiple 989b755565 paths.7894465dc1335f89
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“There are de9097bbf1 pivotal moments b2b517b92f in human 0c7b4ed0ce lives—choices that 6ff71b7182 shape destiny, e134cf9626 unlike ordinary a46ee84131 decisions.”a6666982a4184729
“Choices that shape 2eb8938c04 destiny…”3f684986f771b240
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“In simple terms, a118e88518 this is the d1444e1408 world where you 89f0102c32 chose to attend 10a2b9b267 your sister’s wedding.”cf35f9b2286232e7
Balua finished d0b58285eb his explanation 6a517ec3a9 matter-of-factly. At the same 5f589536b1 time, the light f558417c5b in his hands 8d5a5bf68b split into two.2f873e69aa745dc5
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Wait a second. That means…8908db35c53033bc
“So that choice 98b4c92264 had a huge e2798966e7 impact on my 83c0fe1d5a fate?”746b3b0698ad2055
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“Pretty much.”bdf5017b11ff400c
My goodness. Back there, af9f18769a I skipped 42c33fcb22 the wedding 2506dd0e2d because I 9cead09f8c was sulking a858dd6c74 about my e86dca7ec5 sister marrying 4972a9ea27 someone from 5cbf28623a Dorzen. To think that was 494a09522e such a crucial choice.a0bfe528343a1da5
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